Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: The United States Envoy for Afghanistan Peace Zalmay Khalilzad is now in Turkey’s city of Istanbul where he met with the country’s presidential spokesman, discussing the Afghan peace efforts including a meeting planned to be held in this regard early April in Istanbul. Ibrahim Kalin, President Erdogan’s …

AT News KABUL: At least five people died and 13 others sustained injuries after a bus they were travelling in collided with a truck on Herat-Kandahar highway on Saturday night, officials said on Sunday. Heart Public Health Spokesman, Dr. Rafiq Sherzai said a 404 model bus passenger smashed with a …

AT News KABUL: An Afghan Air Force member, Sefatullah Faqir, was killed in an attack by unknown gunmen in Paghman district in west of Kabul city, a source said. The incident took place in Bagh-e-Daud area in Paghman district on Saturday night when gunmen attacked the Air Force member’s vehicle, …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will leave Tehran for Dushanbe to attend the 9th Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia, said the country’s foreign ministry spokesperson. “Zarif will travel to Dushanbe on March 29th to meet with Tajik officials and attend the Ministerial Conference …

Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission said that people with disabilities were the main victims of this relentless war and must have key role in reconciliation process. AT News KABUL: Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has called for the inclusion of people with disabilities in the ongoing Afghan peace process. …

AT News KABUL: Officials in the western Herat province have warned of severe drought challenges in the ongoing year as rainfalls have vastly dropped across the province. Head of provincial agricultural department, Bashir Ahmad Ahmadi said that the reduction in precipitation rate would pose serious drought challenges for agriculture and …

It has been for months now that Afghan government and the Taliban are engaging in peace talks and also continuing fighting around the country. The prolonging war and the recent threat of Taliban to wage war if US did not meet May 1 withdrawal deadline, has appeared the strategy to …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 28 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths around the country in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Public Health on Sunday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic reached to 56,322 cases across the country. The new cases were reported …

AT News KABUL: The government reacted to a fresh Taliban threat, saying that continuing of war and violence by Taliban only harms civilians. Taliban earlier threatened to intensify violence if the United States keeps troops in Afghanistan beyond May that was expected to withdraw all soldiers under an agreement Washington …

AT News KABUL: Officials in the eastern province of Kunar say that security forces recognized and arrested a Taliban commander disguised in women clothes. In a statement, provincial governor’s office said that the arrested commander was identified as Malek Jan and was arrested along with four his comrades; Provincial Governor …